Chung-Ang University has achieved a remarkable feat by having the most number of majors ever ranked in the 'QS World University Ranking by Subject 2025'.
Since the appointment of President Park Sang-gue in 2020, Chung-Ang University has declared its transition to a research-oriented institution and has continued to strengthen its research capabilities. Along with last year, specific majors within five academic fields—▲Arts & Humanities, ▲Engineering & Technology, ▲Life Sciences & Medicine, ▲Natural Sciences, and ▲Social Sciences & Management—have all made it to the rankings. Following the entry of two majors in the 2024 TOP 51+ and a total of 19 majors in the rankings, Chung-Ang University has made a significant leap within just one year, with four majors in the Top 51+ and 29 majors in the rankings, achieving the best performance in its history.
This year, in addition to Nursing and Petroleum Engineering, which were included in the TOP 51+ last year, the fields of Library and Information Science, and Social Policy & Administration have newly entered the rankings, demonstrating our global academic competitiveness. Additionally, the fields of Architecture and Building Science, Sociology, Linguistics, and Pharmacy & Pharmacology maintained their positions within the top 100, while the majors that entered the rankings showed a significant rise, with many improving their positions compared to the previous year. These achievements of Chung-Ang University are analyzed as the result of continuous improvement in the quality of research outcomes and efforts to enhance research support systems, such as international collaborative research.
Chung-Ang University representative stated, "This achievement is an important indicator that shows Chung-Ang University is growing into a global institution, and we will continue to leap forward as a research-oriented university with world-class academic competitiveness."
The QS World University Rankings by Subject is an authoritative global university ranking that evaluates universities worldwide based on key indicators such as academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per paper, H-index (researcher productivity and impact), and international research networks, assessing five subject areas and 55 specific subjects. The 2025 ranking included 1,747 universities.